Shut Up, Malevolent Dragon! I Don’t Want to Have Any More Children With You

Vol 9. Chapter 75: Dragon Heroic Spirit (3)

Noa sprang forward in a burst of speed, raising Thousand Birds and slashing straight for Tucker’s face.

She had seen what it looked like after someone was possessed by the Magic Eye—she had even been possessed by that eyeball herself.

She knew perfectly well that the Tucker standing here was no longer that arrogant loudmouthed punk from before.

His heart and will had been completely taken over by the Magic Eye.

What stood in front of her now was nothing more than a puppet being controlled.

So Noa would not hold back anymore.

The shriek of Thousand Birds tore through the air, driving straight at Tucker.

His reaction was just as fast. Tucker’s body flickered, and he cleanly dodged Noa’s attack.

It had only been a probing strike, so even though it missed, Noa was not surprised.

She could still precisely track where Tucker reappeared after the dodge.

Noa slowly turned to face him.

“I don’t know how much of your own consciousness is still left,” she said, voice steady.

“But if you can hear me, then I want to tell you this. There are many paths to becoming stronger. But you chose the one that leads into the abyss—beyond redemption.”

After a brief pause, a trace of pity crossed Noa’s eyes.

It was not pity for Tucker. Being controlled by the Magic Eye was entirely the consequence of his own choices.

Noa’s pity was simply the detached mercy of someone standing above.

Tucker was still a living being of Samael, yet his body and mind had been stolen by a void-born eyeball monster.

And Noa understood, more than anyone, what it felt like for consciousness and soul to slowly fade away—cold as an ice prison, a drawn-out torment.

“What’s that look on your face, brat?”

A hoarse voice answered.

A voice that belonged only to the Magic Eye.

That alone confirmed Noa’s conclusion—Tucker had already been fully taken over.

“You’re acting like you can kill me whenever you want.”

The Magic Eye controlled Tucker’s body and slowly raised his right hand. Fire-element magic gathered in his palm.

“Do you think I’ve been sitting quietly while you studied me?” it sneered. “I’ve been conserving strength this whole time. I’m not what I used to be. And besides—this stupid little place is overflowing with exactly what I like most: jealousy and rage. Perfect nourishment for my chaotic power.”

Chaotic power.

Yes. Noa had sensed it the moment she noticed the possession—the same bone-chilling chaotic power.

A terrifying force that had once manifested as ultimate fear, and in ancient times had even corroded the Dragon God Tiamat.

The Magic Eye came from the void. Of course chaotic power was its source.

Noa lowered her brows.

“No wonder you look stronger than the last time you possessed that shadow-spider. But… I’m still going to defeat you—and lock you back up.”

“Big words, brat!”

The Magic Eye settled into an attacking stance.

“I planned to slip out of here while everything was chaotic, then come back after recovering more strength. But since you noticed me, I’ll adjust the plan.”

With that, it stopped talking. Two lumps of draconic flame formed in its hands as it lunged at Noa.

Noa stepped forward to meet it head-on.

Lightning-element power wrapped around her arms, shielding her while giving her an edge in close combat.

They slammed into each other at full speed. Lightning and fire collided in an instant, and the violent elemental backlash surged outward in waves.

After a few brief exchanges, Noa confirmed it.

This thing’s strength had risen by a huge margin.

It was far stronger than Tucker had ever been—by a wide margin.

No wonder it dared to stay and fight. In such a short time, that eyeball had recovered an absurd amount of power.

In a daze, Noa heard it shout.

“Don’t lose focus, little girl!”

The words had barely landed when a flaming punch came straight at her face.

The fist cut the air, heat roaring forward, whipping Noa’s bangs upward.

Noa reacted instantly, driving her right foot and turning her waist to slip sideways.

She moved so fast that not even the fire on the punch brushed her.

“Nine Hells Fourth Gate · Godspeed!”

“Oh? That move again,” the Magic Eye snorted. “Its speed really was surprising back then. But now… Too slow!”

It chased, and in the blink of an eye it flashed in front of Noa.

Noa froze, disbelief flickering across her face.

“It can keep up with Godspeed?”

From Poseidon to the shadow-spider, the Magic Eye had never shown any real advantage in pure physical technique.

Yet in less than two months, it had grown enough to match Noa’s Godspeed.

If she failed to stop it here and let it escape to develop again, then before long it would reach a truly terrifying level.

And the devastation it could cause would be far worse.

So it had to be defeated here.

“Then try this, you filthy eyeball.”

Noa slammed on the brakes and stopped dead.

In the next instant, lightning surged from her body.

Two flashes of lightning cut through the air, the light forming human outlines.

When the glare faded, two identical copies appeared on either side of Noa.

A-rank Lightning Magic · Thunder Shadow Mirage!

Noa’s Thunder Shadow Mirage was different from Leon’s.

Leon had never deeply developed the technique. For him, it was merely support magic.

Most of the time, he crushed opponents with overwhelming raw power and never needed such assistance.

So Leon could only create one mirage.

But Noa’s control over her magic output was exceptionally precise. And with an ancient forebear within her guiding her magic, she had the ability to maintain two mirages at once.

During the joint assessment with the Blazing Sun Clan, she had used this refined Thunder Shadow Mirage to trick her father.

“A mirage?” the Magic Eye scoffed. “Only children use that.”

Three Noas charged at it at the same time.

The Magic Eye hesitated for only an instant—then it poured its attack straight into the one on the right.

Exactly as expected, Noa’s true body was forced to halt and defend in place, barely blocking the strike.

As the attack dissipated, the two mirages vanished as well.

Noa stared at it in surprise.

“How did you know which one was real?”

“That trick might fool others,” the Magic Eye said evenly, “but it won’t fool me. I can clearly sense every person’s negative emotions. No matter how convincing your mirages look, they have none. Breaking this technique is effortless for me.”

So it had a mechanism like that.

Noa had initially assumed the Magic Eye was just a possession-type cheat that boosted a host’s baseline attributes.

She had not expected it to have such special abilities of its own.

Anything tied to the void and chaotic power was never easy to deal with.

After several more exchanges, Samantha arrived with academy teachers and a group of Adult Dragon Division members.

“Tucker?”

When Samantha saw his face clearly, she frowned.

“How could it be you? Do you have any idea how terrible the consequences are if the Magic Eye gets out?”

“Heh. Save it, Samantha,” the Magic Eye mocked. “That idiot Tucker can’t hear you anymore.”

It swept its gaze around. Teachers and Adult Dragon Division members had surrounded it completely.

A one-on-one fight had turned into a righteous group beatdown.

Yet the Magic Eye showed no fear. It reset its stance.

“Come together,” it said lightly. “Saves time.”

With that, the dragons surged in.

In an instant, draconic flames lit up the night sky, and the roar of battle rang without end.

But seeing how calm the Magic Eye remained, a bad feeling rose in Noa’s chest.

One after another, people charged in, pouring out martial technique and magic alike.

The Magic Eye countered every move, unhurried and composed.

For the first few clashes, neither side gave ground.

Then the situation abruptly worsened.

The leading members showed obvious fatigue and weakness.

They had only traded a few moves, yet it was as if all their stamina and magic had been drained.

Samantha noticed too.

“T-this… what is happening?”

“It’s chaotic power,” Noa said grimly.

“While everyone attacks it, it’s also releasing chaotic power to corrode them. This power is extremely twisted. If someone is compatible with it, they get a massive boost. If they aren’t… Best case, they weaken until death. Worst case, they die on the spot. And even if someone is compatible, the strength they gain is nothing more than borrowing against their lifespan. So either way—once chaotic power corrodes you, the end is only one thing. A dead end.”

Samantha’s heart tightened.

“But Noa, you fought it for several rounds too. Why aren’t you affected?”

Noa lowered her gaze to her palm.

She knew the reason she was unaffected was because an ancient forebear had been shielding her in secret, resisting that evil power’s intrusion.

Which meant that without Primordial Force protecting the body, fighting a Magic Eye that had recovered part of its strength was extremely risky.

Noa lifted her eyes to the Magic Eye again. She did not explain further, only said:

“Tell everyone to fall back. Protect the students. Right now, it looks like I’m the only one here who can fight it.”

Samantha narrowed her eyes. She refused instinctively.

“No. I can’t let you fight alone!”

“But anyone else staying won’t help,” Noa said calmly.

“Professor Samantha. I can’t fight the Magic Eye and also protect the lower-year students at the same time. So please—go do that. We each do our part. That’s the best solution right now.”

Samantha hesitated, then finally nodded.

“Alright. I understand. Be careful, Noa.”

“Understood.”

Samantha ordered the teachers and members to withdraw from direct combat.

Most of them had already been corroded by chaotic power—weak, barely standing—and there were even several on the verge of death.

After the medical teams carried them away, Noa watched her severely injured companions, clenched her fist, then turned back to the Magic Eye.

“If even one of them dies, I’ll make you pay tenfold.”

The Magic Eye dusted itself off and answered with easy amusement.

“Then tell me—how do you plan to deal with me?”

It spread one hand.

“Your childish mirages don’t work on me.”

It spread the other.

“Your physical technique is something I can chase down easily. Even in magic, we’re evenly matched.”

Then it crossed its arms and looked down at Noa with contempt.

“So tell me. When you have no options, how are you going to make me pay tenfold? What a joke.”

Noa stared back without speaking.

She slowly raised both arms and crossed them over her chest.

In the next instant, the pebbles on the ground began to tremble. The faint evening breeze turned razor-sharp.

A powerful surge of energy began to spill from Noa’s body.

Sensing the change, the Magic Eye stepped back half a step, eyes narrowing.

“Bluffing… brat?”

But before it could finish, a gale of energy crashed into it head-on, nearly knocking it off balance.

When it finally steadied itself and looked again—what it saw left it speechless.

Sacred, exalted white energy wrapped around the girl’s body. Within that brilliance, her silhouette rapidly grew.

Then a pair of dragon horns emerged above Noa’s head, and the white energy surged outward in a sudden wave.

Noa stood where she was, like something reborn.

A taller frame. A stronger body. A draconic presence closer to that of a king.

Primordial Mode · Ascension!